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The pocket edition of Minecraft was released on iOS today. Could someone please write that in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schwarzy1 ( talk • contribs) 03:17, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
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This needs to be added
Under the pocket edition section
On November 16th Minecraft: pocket edition was released for iOS devices. The pocket edition is semi the same as the verison for android.
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Please change the 'will be released' to 'was released', as the game was released today.
Minecraft is now out of beta stage. There is now a new gamemode, hardcore. Slymon99 ( talk) 22:53, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
I believe it is noteworthy to mention that, according to metacritic.com, Minecraft is the fifth-highest rated video game of all time (fourth if the Grand Theft Auto IV console duplicates are merged).
Barrowsx ( talk) 17:58, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Three editors (two recently, one long ago) have put [1] as "official" Minecraft wiki, so I won't revert. minecraft game topmost discalimer says "Here are some nice active community resources for discussing Minecraft. Please note that all of these are third-party and aren't hosted by us. We link them because they're great.", yet wiki is listed under "Official Resources" right below it. Is this sufficient to be classed under "official"? Neither Mojang nor Persson are affiliated with this wiki, so I don't quite see how "official" applies. — HELLKNOWZ ▎ TALK 16:56, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
as seen on twitter - and as mentioned by Lydia Winters (minecraftchick) there were 5000 ppl at the Minecon 2011. The article yet reads just 4500 and quotes Markus Perssons blog - which in fact just states "sold out"
please correct the numbers - or give a source for the number 4500. Ian76g ( talk) 02:54, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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I want to edit the first section, and write there too about Markus Perssonn letting that other guy be the main developer on minecraft.
Viktn0r ( talk) 12:10, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
There is a strong modding community involved with MineCraft. Although officially unsupported by Notch, they qualify for a mention on this page. I'm going to add a section on it. ShermanCory ( talk) 19:00, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
How the Creator of Minecraft Developed a Monster Hit by David Thomas November 29, 2011 12:30 pm Wired.com, December 2011 issue in print. 97.87.29.188 ( talk) 23:40, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
Wouldn't Minecraft's official release date be November 2011? That was when the final, full version of the game was released. True, it was released in 2009, but it was simply a prototype. Wouldn't this game be considered released in 2011 then? 35.32.233.206 ( talk) 01:02, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
It's both yes and no. The fact that the game went through an open beta is probably enough to say that it was released in 2009, but technically it was released in 2011. Cutecutecuteface2000 ( Cutecuteface needs attention) 01:10, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
I decided to trim this to be more inline with other articles, displaying the relevant releases on each platform, rather than every release phase. The removed dates are covered in the prose, the ones that matter are the official release on various actual platform releases. I also removed weekly pre-releases from the patch versions. This was akin to updating the article with nightly builds. It's not relevant. ferret ( talk) 12:30, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
I don't understand the wikilink titled "sandbox" and leading to the article open world. In my view a sandbox and an open world are almost complete opposites. I can perhaps understand what is meant by a stretch of imagination, but I think it is confusing to the the point of being nonsense.-- Thorseth ( talk) 12:46, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
Minecraft's entry doesn't mention the Yogscast, and now I notice they don't have their own page. I know some weird deletionists don't think something like the Yogscast is notable, but they're wrong: it's notable, and significant. One day there will have to be a debate as to what Wikipedia does now that the pop culture sources the deletionists admire are dying, but that doesn't excuse the fact that an online encyclopedia that includes many YouTube channels that are much less significant (not just: popular) than the yogscast is flawed by the latter's omission. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.96.33.129 ( talk) 17:18, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
The spat in a teacup isn't important. But the Yogscast is significant, and it should have its own Wikipedia entry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.132.21.77 ( talk) 21:31, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
Due to the impact and influence of Minecraft don't you think it should have an influence section? 188.222.41.105 ( talk) 21:30, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
It's possible for the player to carry over 2000 meter cube blocks of heavy items like stone (which, apart from their size, would in reality weigh several thousand tons). Chests in the game (which also manifest as approximately 1 meter cube in size) can also contain much more than their volume in items. I think the gameplay section should link to the magic satchel page for these reasons, possibly reciprocating on the magic satchel page since this is perhaps an extreme example of how the magic satchel concept is used in games. 213.152.45.117 ( talk) 22:12, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
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bull crap this is the best game ever
hurr i'm creative
I mean, um, hey. I'm from WP:VG, where a request was filed to assess this article against the B-Class criteria. (see WP:B?) I'm honestly a little surprised that this is still C-Class, considering all of the coverage the game has had in the last year or so. In any case, allow me to offer advice.
Why sin't there any mentions about the creatures in Minecraft? For example, Creeper is so big meme not only in Minecraft so that it should have a page of its own. C'mon, mention the mobs! That's my request. Or actually, not just mobs (the animals and monsters) but also the items, blocks, enchantments... The in-game stuff! Thanks for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.76.89.22 ( talk) 12:34, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Or you can even go to http://www.minecraft.net/ and see if there is any information there as it is an official minecraft website. Yogscast may also be of help as it is a youtube chanel relating to minecraft. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.58.14.26 ( talk • contribs)
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I noticed that if you type in Bukkit, you'll go to the Minecraft page, and yet Bukkit isn't even mentioned in this page, and Bukkit is not Minecraft. May someone please either remove the redirect or add information about Bukkit into the page itself? Aattss ( talk) 22:06, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
I'd like to add a section for using Minecraft in Education. There are a loads of ongoing, viable educational use projects both in schools and out of schools using Minecraft for all kinds of K12 students, MinecraftEdu [MinecraftEdu.com] (which is reselling accounts via Mojang at a discount for Educational use) and has a server configuration for classroom teachers. Additionally there is an out of school project called MassivelyMinecraft (free to play) [MassivelyMinecraft.com] which operates more like a Guild, but has many teachers and parents using it towards teaching Digital Citizenship in school age kids - things like learning how to conduct yourself online safety, collaborating with others. Both have been running for some time, and I would think there would be others.
I am happy to write it (as a published educational researcher I can handle this), and I suggest a brief overview of how it is being used and the introduction of a section for further links to these two projects - if not others. Obviously Mojang is interested in Education, so it seems reasonable to add a section.
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The release date for the Xbox 360 minecraft has been announced for march 17 2012 in the conference 67.184.156.22 ( talk) 00:58, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
I'd like to add a section for using Minecraft in Education. There are a loads of ongoing, viable educational use projects both in schools and out of schools using Minecraft for all kinds of K12 students, MinecraftEdu [MinecraftEdu.com] (which is reselling accounts via Mojang at a discount for Educational use) and has a server configuration for classroom teachers. Additionally there is an out of school project called MassivelyMinecraft (free to play) [MassivelyMinecraft.com] which operates more like a Guild, but has many teachers and parents using it towards teaching Digital Citizenship in school age kids - things like learning how to conduct yourself online safety, collaborating with others. Both have been running for some time, and I would think there would be others.
I am happy to write it (as a published educational researcher I can handle this), and I suggest a brief overview of how it is being used and the introduction of a section for further links to these two projects - if not others. Obviously Mojang is interested in Education, so it seems reasonable to add a section.
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The release date for the Xbox 360 minecraft has been announced for march 17 2012 in the conference 67.184.156.22 ( talk) 00:58, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Ok, I'm pretty sure that people use "MineCraft" as well. Since it's pretty hard to search case-sensitive, I've only found a few instances of the usage using Google and Case sensitive Google search: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. I still remember Notch or one of the employees talking about the brand name and how Minecraft or MineCraft can or couldn't be used, or how they were ok with some specific usage of it. - M0rphzone ( talk) 20:18, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
I would really like to see a page dedicated to listing minecraft servers by population. Currently, Minecraftservers.net is the only good source for info on servers. It uses a vote system that does not truly reflect the population of the server. Many servers bribe players to vote for the server by giving them in-game benefits like diamonds or in game credits. This leads to servers with lots of votes being ranked first, although they may not have many active players. For example, I recently joined Minetown, which advertises itself as having a 1000 player capacity. Its webpage says that it has between 900 and 1000 members, but I have yet to see the online population of the server go over 100.
I think the Minecraft gaming community is in dire need of real time population and player statistics for notable servers. I've tried about 20 PvP servers and none of them have populations high enough for interesting gameplay. Furthermore, I have no reliable way of finding pvp servers with large numbers of active users for reasons mentioned above. I think it would be great if the page were created. Thanks :)
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Notch has already released new versions for the mobile version, adding survival aspects, but this wiki states that the first version is current, even though a version (or two) has been released in February. Can someone fix it? 168.8.212.133 ( talk) 12:21, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
In my opinion it'd be good to mention that Minecraft will probably be open-sourced at some point: Notch's statement about this can be found at the bottom section of this page. It looks like the contents of the page are a bit old as Notch isn't working on Minecraft anymore, but since Mojang hasn't altered or removed the page I'd consider it as a proper source. -- Veikk0.ma 23:02, 6 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veikk0.ma ( talk • contribs)
-- Ricvelozo ( talk) 22:48, 8 April 2012 (UTC)Persson plans to eventually release the game as open-source after sales have dropped off and when he wants to move onto other projects.
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The IOS and Android has its own versions, although this is not stated in the article. I suggest adding mobile release dates and versions, they can be found at the minecraft wiki located Here It is important that you add the current Patch which is v0.3 Alpha
►Skyshadow382◄ 13:19, 12 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skyshadow382 ( talk • contribs)
Hello, I am al little bit unsure why protect it for a few months and then keep protecting it 2 days after the protection expired. Wouldn't it be better to make it last infinite if vandilism carries on. ''GOURLEYO'' <small>Edit at Wikia!</small> ( talk) 15:20, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
This is protected? Thats kind of weird, anyway the XBLA section needs to be redone to make a little more sense and just generally be more coherent in explaining why 4J announced a March 17 release date and why it wasn't released then. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.7.203 ( talk) 17:44, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
If you go to the MinecraftWiki, the release is on May 9th, 2012. Here is the link: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/X-Box_360_Edition — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.248.41.67 ( talk) 21:19, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
The XBLA edition has reportedly sold 1 million copies as of the 14th of May. Here's a link for a reference http://www.gamespot.com/news/minecraft-xbox-360-sells-1-million-6376590. Red8378 ( talk) 00:59, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
While this article describes the Nether a little bit, it should also include information in more detail about the Nether and the End.
The game goals should also be revised to include information about how if you kill the ender dragon, you "win".
Iandun564 ( talk) 19:32, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
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Information about the End and the Nether should be included in this article. A section called 'Alternate Dimensions' including sections about the End and Nether. This is important because some of the game play involves these dimensions.
You should also update the latest version released information to 1.2.5 instead of 1.2.3. Thank you
Iandun564 ( talk) 19:37, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
Article claims the world is infinite in the horizontal plane. that is not true. it also is not supported by any sources I can find. The game has blocks, chunks (16*16*256 blocks) and there are limits on the number of chunks because of 32 bit math. Infinite is a technical term and has a specific meaning. Perhaps change it to "unimaginably vast" or "many times the surface of the world?" or soemthing like that. I don't know what counts as a suitable source. Here's a wiki (I knwo this isn't acceptballe) http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/The_Overworld#Sizes
-- 31.109.166.176 ( talk) 01:06, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
So, 32 bit math limits the size of the world because at that point chunks get overwritten. Does he mean -2 to +2 billion chunks, or blocks? 31.109.166.176 ( talk) 04:12, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
RE: The minecon controversy I feel that all of the sources referenced provide ample evidence that the fall-out was a notable part of the event. The information is drawn from secondary sources of proven longevity and reliability. Both PC Gamer Magazine and Edge magazine are substantial and notable publications. Secondly I do not believe that the notability or otherwise of the podcast in question is directly relevant to the issue at hand. It has already been established by the article that Notch is notable as was MineCon, therefore it merely needs to be demonstrated that the events formed a notable part of minecon, not that every single one of the protagonists are individually notable. The sources are sufficient to establish this, indeed edge magazine not only published a number of articles but also included it in their weekly round-up of notable news [1] and their yearly round of of indie gaming related news which largely discussed minecraft [2].
Here is the section as it stood before removal: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Student 5429 ( talk • contribs) 23:54, May 6, 2012 (UTC)
Although extremely successful, MineCon 2011 was marred by disagreements between Persson and the YouTube celebrity duo The Yogscast. [3] [4] [5] [6] The controversy first arose due to a series of tweets from Persson exhibiting dissatisfaction with the Yogscast team at MineCon. The Yogscast team disputed the allegations and expressed disappointment in the comments made by Persson who has since apologised saying that the incident was probably due to a "stress related misunderstanding". [7]
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Minecraft Xbox 360 is already out! it says it is planned
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the XBOX 360 version is already out. Remove "The Xbox 360 version of the game, developed by 4J Studios, will support Kinect play and cross-platform playability with the PC version.[81] The gameworld size of the initial release is limited to 1024 by 1024 blocks, although this might later be expanded.
At the Game Developers Conference, it was made known that Minecraft for XBLA is coming out on March 17, 2012. However, Daniel Kaplan said on Twitter that it is Microsoft's decision on when it will be released, 4J Studios have told Microsoft that the game is ready for release now Microsoft are waiting for a date that they are happy to release.[82] It was announced that Minecraft would be the flagship game in a new Xbox Live promotion called Arcade NEXT. It was released on May 9, 2012.[83]
It was announced that Minecraft for Xbox 360 would be limited, although in time the game will be in sync with the PC version, but for the release, Xbox Minecraft will be many versions behind the current 1.2.5. Although many features will not be added until a later date, the game has a large amount of content that is special to the Xbox 360, including the newly designed crafting system and control interface and the ability to play with friends.[84] And replace all past tense verbs to present.
DuoDex ( talk) 22:35, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
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Under Developer, please change Mojang to Mojang, 4J Studios (Xbox 360 Edition) because it wasn't Mojang who made the Xbox edition. The Ya! ( talk) 16:52, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
The Ya! ( talk) 16:52, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Done. C3F2k ( Questions, comments, complaints?) 23:59, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
I have uploaded the files in use on this page, as fair use, because of an ongoing discussion at Commons. C3F2k ( Questions, comments, complaints?) 13:00, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Hey, I was reading through the article and somewhere it said something about how Minecraft for the iOS was not written in Java due to the fact that Java is not supported on the iOS, but then the citation was needed.
Since I cannot edit the page (I do not have enough verified edits to actually edit semi-protected material) I have gone and found a link which I deem to be reliable. It is from the New York Times. The link is here: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/13/ultimate-iphone-faqs-list-part-2/
In that post there is a quote of Steve Jobs saying:“Java’s not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It’s this big heavyweight ball and chain.” [2]
I cannot verify from this statement whether all Java is being unsupported or just java applets in the Safari browser.
However, the quote itself implies that Java as a whole will not be supported by Apple. There has been some controversy around this statement, but my argument is:
Is it possible to use this as evidence that the iOS cannot run Java as the citation? Or is there not enough evidence?
As of right now there is Java support for the iOS in the new 3.3.2 update but it is quite limited. The limits include the inability for "an application to download or install executable code. Interpreted code may only be used in an Application if all scripts, code and interpreters are packaged in the Application and not downloaded. The only exception to the foregoing is scripts and code downloaded and run by Apple's built-in WebKit framework." [3]
However, this was not the case when Minecraft: Pocket Edition was being released.
So again, would the New York Times ( http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/13/ultimate-iphone-faqs-list-part-2/) be an acceptable source? If so, could someone please insert it as a reference?
--Cheers, Starport592 ( talk) 04:10, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
--Good find my friend, sadly, this does not give evidence to the fact that Minecraft PE is a C++/C# programmed game. Although you have proven that apple does not use java, the main reason for this citation is to prove that the Minecraft PE does not use java.As for the current java support, i have never herd of java on an ipod or iphone, unless it was with an app that needed to be downloaded. ►Skyshadow382◄ 12:08, 24 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skyshadow382 ( talk • contribs)
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there is a simple error in the creative mode section; it should say the only way to die is if you fall down INTO the void
alex ( talk) 17:32, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
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In the Modes section can you please add in Adventure Mode that is coming out in minecraft 1.3 but has currently been added into the snapshot 12w22a
Nukecraft32 ( talk) 00:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
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every time i build a portal to the nether my xbox freeze to fix ow know hs does anyone know how to fix this and if so tell me because i need things from the nether world — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.173.142.54 ( talk) 04:06, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
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I'm quite new to editing Wikipedia (as you can probably see from the IP address where my username would be), but I have been on Minecraft Wiki for quite a while. Just for fun, I searched for 'Enderman' on Wikipedia, expecting to find a small page about the Enderman and its relation to Slenderman. Instead, however, I found that it was a redirect to Minecraft. While I understand this and agree that it is the right thing to do, I also think it would be a good idea to have a link in this page to Minecraft Wiki, so that people can get more accurate information about specific parts of Minecraft, rather than the game in general. I would be happy to either add this myself or have someone else add it, but I would like permission before doing anything. Does anyone else think this is a good idea? If not, does anyone think I've gone mad? -- 121.73.172.69 ( talk) 00:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
I would like to add my support and endorse Elektrik Shoos' position here. the addition of a link to the wiki isn't one of the many WP:EL abuses you see all over wiki; the link adds to the article, and is of use to readers. Kaini ( talk) 17:31, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Removed YET again, per WP:ELNO, please talk about the link before reinserting it. C3F2k ( Questions, comments, complaints?) 18:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Endorse restoration, per stability statistics provided above. JoeSperrazza ( talk) 00:29, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
After reading the comments on this, I'll just throw in my observations. I'll briefly explore Wikipedia's policy on external linking ( WP:EL). The three points to consider are:
I trust everyone can agree that the Minecraft wiki meets these criteria.
Interestingly, further down on that policy page in the section links to be considered ( WP:ELMAYBE), point 4 states: "Sites that fail to meet criteria for reliable sources yet still contain information about the subject of the article from knowledgeable sources." Undoubtedly a wiki, while not normally considered a reliable source, still contains relevant and useful information for readers of the article.
The relevant point in WP:ELNO is point 12: "Links to open wikis, except those with a substantial history of stability and a substantial number of editors. Mirrors or forks of Wikipedia should not be linked." As has been mentioned, the Minecraft wiki seems to have a history of large numbers of editors and of being stable. And as can be seen by looking at other notable articles, again as outlined above, external linking to specific wikis is not overly exceptional, especially one of the general quality of the Minecraft one.
And lastly, I'll simply note WP:EL's call for common sense (as per WP:COMMON). Looking at it from a realistic perspective, linking to a more in-depth and detailed website that goes into the specific gameplay of the article's topic can only help readers, rather than hinder them. As long as we can establish that the Minecraft wiki meets the relevant criteria of being an acceptable website to link to, then including it as a link can't honestly damage the page. And if this comes to a vote (I don't know if one's been informally initiated, but hey), then I'll support the inclusion of the link based on its relevance to the article, usefulness to readers and eligibility as an external link. — JeevanJones ( talk) 21:20, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
Support. There seems to be a clear concensus that the site is stable, useful and active, including statistics supporting this, and that it therefore passes the guidelines on WP:ELNO. Even then, as pointed out by Jeevan, WP:COMMON should apply. Aawood ( talk) 11:43, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
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The pocket edition of Minecraft was released on iOS today. Could someone please write that in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schwarzy1 ( talk • contribs) 03:17, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
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This needs to be added
Under the pocket edition section
On November 16th Minecraft: pocket edition was released for iOS devices. The pocket edition is semi the same as the verison for android.
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Please change the 'will be released' to 'was released', as the game was released today.
Minecraft is now out of beta stage. There is now a new gamemode, hardcore. Slymon99 ( talk) 22:53, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
I believe it is noteworthy to mention that, according to metacritic.com, Minecraft is the fifth-highest rated video game of all time (fourth if the Grand Theft Auto IV console duplicates are merged).
Barrowsx ( talk) 17:58, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Three editors (two recently, one long ago) have put [1] as "official" Minecraft wiki, so I won't revert. minecraft game topmost discalimer says "Here are some nice active community resources for discussing Minecraft. Please note that all of these are third-party and aren't hosted by us. We link them because they're great.", yet wiki is listed under "Official Resources" right below it. Is this sufficient to be classed under "official"? Neither Mojang nor Persson are affiliated with this wiki, so I don't quite see how "official" applies. — HELLKNOWZ ▎ TALK 16:56, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
as seen on twitter - and as mentioned by Lydia Winters (minecraftchick) there were 5000 ppl at the Minecon 2011. The article yet reads just 4500 and quotes Markus Perssons blog - which in fact just states "sold out"
please correct the numbers - or give a source for the number 4500. Ian76g ( talk) 02:54, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
I have reverted an edit that causes the {{ Infobox album}} template to create unnecessary whitespace. See Template talk:Infobox album#Use in sections for my request of any changes that avoid this white space problem. - 84user ( talk) 17:35, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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I want to edit the first section, and write there too about Markus Perssonn letting that other guy be the main developer on minecraft.
Viktn0r ( talk) 12:10, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
There is a strong modding community involved with MineCraft. Although officially unsupported by Notch, they qualify for a mention on this page. I'm going to add a section on it. ShermanCory ( talk) 19:00, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
How the Creator of Minecraft Developed a Monster Hit by David Thomas November 29, 2011 12:30 pm Wired.com, December 2011 issue in print. 97.87.29.188 ( talk) 23:40, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
Wouldn't Minecraft's official release date be November 2011? That was when the final, full version of the game was released. True, it was released in 2009, but it was simply a prototype. Wouldn't this game be considered released in 2011 then? 35.32.233.206 ( talk) 01:02, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
It's both yes and no. The fact that the game went through an open beta is probably enough to say that it was released in 2009, but technically it was released in 2011. Cutecutecuteface2000 ( Cutecuteface needs attention) 01:10, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
I decided to trim this to be more inline with other articles, displaying the relevant releases on each platform, rather than every release phase. The removed dates are covered in the prose, the ones that matter are the official release on various actual platform releases. I also removed weekly pre-releases from the patch versions. This was akin to updating the article with nightly builds. It's not relevant. ferret ( talk) 12:30, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
I don't understand the wikilink titled "sandbox" and leading to the article open world. In my view a sandbox and an open world are almost complete opposites. I can perhaps understand what is meant by a stretch of imagination, but I think it is confusing to the the point of being nonsense.-- Thorseth ( talk) 12:46, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
Minecraft's entry doesn't mention the Yogscast, and now I notice they don't have their own page. I know some weird deletionists don't think something like the Yogscast is notable, but they're wrong: it's notable, and significant. One day there will have to be a debate as to what Wikipedia does now that the pop culture sources the deletionists admire are dying, but that doesn't excuse the fact that an online encyclopedia that includes many YouTube channels that are much less significant (not just: popular) than the yogscast is flawed by the latter's omission. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.96.33.129 ( talk) 17:18, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
The spat in a teacup isn't important. But the Yogscast is significant, and it should have its own Wikipedia entry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.132.21.77 ( talk) 21:31, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
Due to the impact and influence of Minecraft don't you think it should have an influence section? 188.222.41.105 ( talk) 21:30, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
It's possible for the player to carry over 2000 meter cube blocks of heavy items like stone (which, apart from their size, would in reality weigh several thousand tons). Chests in the game (which also manifest as approximately 1 meter cube in size) can also contain much more than their volume in items. I think the gameplay section should link to the magic satchel page for these reasons, possibly reciprocating on the magic satchel page since this is perhaps an extreme example of how the magic satchel concept is used in games. 213.152.45.117 ( talk) 22:12, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
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bull crap this is the best game ever
hurr i'm creative
I mean, um, hey. I'm from WP:VG, where a request was filed to assess this article against the B-Class criteria. (see WP:B?) I'm honestly a little surprised that this is still C-Class, considering all of the coverage the game has had in the last year or so. In any case, allow me to offer advice.
Why sin't there any mentions about the creatures in Minecraft? For example, Creeper is so big meme not only in Minecraft so that it should have a page of its own. C'mon, mention the mobs! That's my request. Or actually, not just mobs (the animals and monsters) but also the items, blocks, enchantments... The in-game stuff! Thanks for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.76.89.22 ( talk) 12:34, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
Or you can even go to http://www.minecraft.net/ and see if there is any information there as it is an official minecraft website. Yogscast may also be of help as it is a youtube chanel relating to minecraft. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.58.14.26 ( talk • contribs)
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I noticed that if you type in Bukkit, you'll go to the Minecraft page, and yet Bukkit isn't even mentioned in this page, and Bukkit is not Minecraft. May someone please either remove the redirect or add information about Bukkit into the page itself? Aattss ( talk) 22:06, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
I'd like to add a section for using Minecraft in Education. There are a loads of ongoing, viable educational use projects both in schools and out of schools using Minecraft for all kinds of K12 students, MinecraftEdu [MinecraftEdu.com] (which is reselling accounts via Mojang at a discount for Educational use) and has a server configuration for classroom teachers. Additionally there is an out of school project called MassivelyMinecraft (free to play) [MassivelyMinecraft.com] which operates more like a Guild, but has many teachers and parents using it towards teaching Digital Citizenship in school age kids - things like learning how to conduct yourself online safety, collaborating with others. Both have been running for some time, and I would think there would be others.
I am happy to write it (as a published educational researcher I can handle this), and I suggest a brief overview of how it is being used and the introduction of a section for further links to these two projects - if not others. Obviously Mojang is interested in Education, so it seems reasonable to add a section.
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The release date for the Xbox 360 minecraft has been announced for march 17 2012 in the conference 67.184.156.22 ( talk) 00:58, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
I'd like to add a section for using Minecraft in Education. There are a loads of ongoing, viable educational use projects both in schools and out of schools using Minecraft for all kinds of K12 students, MinecraftEdu [MinecraftEdu.com] (which is reselling accounts via Mojang at a discount for Educational use) and has a server configuration for classroom teachers. Additionally there is an out of school project called MassivelyMinecraft (free to play) [MassivelyMinecraft.com] which operates more like a Guild, but has many teachers and parents using it towards teaching Digital Citizenship in school age kids - things like learning how to conduct yourself online safety, collaborating with others. Both have been running for some time, and I would think there would be others.
I am happy to write it (as a published educational researcher I can handle this), and I suggest a brief overview of how it is being used and the introduction of a section for further links to these two projects - if not others. Obviously Mojang is interested in Education, so it seems reasonable to add a section.
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The release date for the Xbox 360 minecraft has been announced for march 17 2012 in the conference 67.184.156.22 ( talk) 00:58, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Ok, I'm pretty sure that people use "MineCraft" as well. Since it's pretty hard to search case-sensitive, I've only found a few instances of the usage using Google and Case sensitive Google search: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. I still remember Notch or one of the employees talking about the brand name and how Minecraft or MineCraft can or couldn't be used, or how they were ok with some specific usage of it. - M0rphzone ( talk) 20:18, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
I would really like to see a page dedicated to listing minecraft servers by population. Currently, Minecraftservers.net is the only good source for info on servers. It uses a vote system that does not truly reflect the population of the server. Many servers bribe players to vote for the server by giving them in-game benefits like diamonds or in game credits. This leads to servers with lots of votes being ranked first, although they may not have many active players. For example, I recently joined Minetown, which advertises itself as having a 1000 player capacity. Its webpage says that it has between 900 and 1000 members, but I have yet to see the online population of the server go over 100.
I think the Minecraft gaming community is in dire need of real time population and player statistics for notable servers. I've tried about 20 PvP servers and none of them have populations high enough for interesting gameplay. Furthermore, I have no reliable way of finding pvp servers with large numbers of active users for reasons mentioned above. I think it would be great if the page were created. Thanks :)
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Notch has already released new versions for the mobile version, adding survival aspects, but this wiki states that the first version is current, even though a version (or two) has been released in February. Can someone fix it? 168.8.212.133 ( talk) 12:21, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
In my opinion it'd be good to mention that Minecraft will probably be open-sourced at some point: Notch's statement about this can be found at the bottom section of this page. It looks like the contents of the page are a bit old as Notch isn't working on Minecraft anymore, but since Mojang hasn't altered or removed the page I'd consider it as a proper source. -- Veikk0.ma 23:02, 6 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veikk0.ma ( talk • contribs)
-- Ricvelozo ( talk) 22:48, 8 April 2012 (UTC)Persson plans to eventually release the game as open-source after sales have dropped off and when he wants to move onto other projects.
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The IOS and Android has its own versions, although this is not stated in the article. I suggest adding mobile release dates and versions, they can be found at the minecraft wiki located Here It is important that you add the current Patch which is v0.3 Alpha
►Skyshadow382◄ 13:19, 12 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skyshadow382 ( talk • contribs)
Hello, I am al little bit unsure why protect it for a few months and then keep protecting it 2 days after the protection expired. Wouldn't it be better to make it last infinite if vandilism carries on. ''GOURLEYO'' <small>Edit at Wikia!</small> ( talk) 15:20, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
This is protected? Thats kind of weird, anyway the XBLA section needs to be redone to make a little more sense and just generally be more coherent in explaining why 4J announced a March 17 release date and why it wasn't released then. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.7.203 ( talk) 17:44, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
If you go to the MinecraftWiki, the release is on May 9th, 2012. Here is the link: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/X-Box_360_Edition — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.248.41.67 ( talk) 21:19, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
The XBLA edition has reportedly sold 1 million copies as of the 14th of May. Here's a link for a reference http://www.gamespot.com/news/minecraft-xbox-360-sells-1-million-6376590. Red8378 ( talk) 00:59, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
While this article describes the Nether a little bit, it should also include information in more detail about the Nether and the End.
The game goals should also be revised to include information about how if you kill the ender dragon, you "win".
Iandun564 ( talk) 19:32, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
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Information about the End and the Nether should be included in this article. A section called 'Alternate Dimensions' including sections about the End and Nether. This is important because some of the game play involves these dimensions.
You should also update the latest version released information to 1.2.5 instead of 1.2.3. Thank you
Iandun564 ( talk) 19:37, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
Article claims the world is infinite in the horizontal plane. that is not true. it also is not supported by any sources I can find. The game has blocks, chunks (16*16*256 blocks) and there are limits on the number of chunks because of 32 bit math. Infinite is a technical term and has a specific meaning. Perhaps change it to "unimaginably vast" or "many times the surface of the world?" or soemthing like that. I don't know what counts as a suitable source. Here's a wiki (I knwo this isn't acceptballe) http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/The_Overworld#Sizes
-- 31.109.166.176 ( talk) 01:06, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
So, 32 bit math limits the size of the world because at that point chunks get overwritten. Does he mean -2 to +2 billion chunks, or blocks? 31.109.166.176 ( talk) 04:12, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
RE: The minecon controversy I feel that all of the sources referenced provide ample evidence that the fall-out was a notable part of the event. The information is drawn from secondary sources of proven longevity and reliability. Both PC Gamer Magazine and Edge magazine are substantial and notable publications. Secondly I do not believe that the notability or otherwise of the podcast in question is directly relevant to the issue at hand. It has already been established by the article that Notch is notable as was MineCon, therefore it merely needs to be demonstrated that the events formed a notable part of minecon, not that every single one of the protagonists are individually notable. The sources are sufficient to establish this, indeed edge magazine not only published a number of articles but also included it in their weekly round-up of notable news [1] and their yearly round of of indie gaming related news which largely discussed minecraft [2].
Here is the section as it stood before removal: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Student 5429 ( talk • contribs) 23:54, May 6, 2012 (UTC)
Although extremely successful, MineCon 2011 was marred by disagreements between Persson and the YouTube celebrity duo The Yogscast. [3] [4] [5] [6] The controversy first arose due to a series of tweets from Persson exhibiting dissatisfaction with the Yogscast team at MineCon. The Yogscast team disputed the allegations and expressed disappointment in the comments made by Persson who has since apologised saying that the incident was probably due to a "stress related misunderstanding". [7]
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Minecraft Xbox 360 is already out! it says it is planned
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the XBOX 360 version is already out. Remove "The Xbox 360 version of the game, developed by 4J Studios, will support Kinect play and cross-platform playability with the PC version.[81] The gameworld size of the initial release is limited to 1024 by 1024 blocks, although this might later be expanded.
At the Game Developers Conference, it was made known that Minecraft for XBLA is coming out on March 17, 2012. However, Daniel Kaplan said on Twitter that it is Microsoft's decision on when it will be released, 4J Studios have told Microsoft that the game is ready for release now Microsoft are waiting for a date that they are happy to release.[82] It was announced that Minecraft would be the flagship game in a new Xbox Live promotion called Arcade NEXT. It was released on May 9, 2012.[83]
It was announced that Minecraft for Xbox 360 would be limited, although in time the game will be in sync with the PC version, but for the release, Xbox Minecraft will be many versions behind the current 1.2.5. Although many features will not be added until a later date, the game has a large amount of content that is special to the Xbox 360, including the newly designed crafting system and control interface and the ability to play with friends.[84] And replace all past tense verbs to present.
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Under Developer, please change Mojang to Mojang, 4J Studios (Xbox 360 Edition) because it wasn't Mojang who made the Xbox edition. The Ya! ( talk) 16:52, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
The Ya! ( talk) 16:52, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Done. C3F2k ( Questions, comments, complaints?) 23:59, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
I have uploaded the files in use on this page, as fair use, because of an ongoing discussion at Commons. C3F2k ( Questions, comments, complaints?) 13:00, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Hey, I was reading through the article and somewhere it said something about how Minecraft for the iOS was not written in Java due to the fact that Java is not supported on the iOS, but then the citation was needed.
Since I cannot edit the page (I do not have enough verified edits to actually edit semi-protected material) I have gone and found a link which I deem to be reliable. It is from the New York Times. The link is here: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/13/ultimate-iphone-faqs-list-part-2/
In that post there is a quote of Steve Jobs saying:“Java’s not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It’s this big heavyweight ball and chain.” [2]
I cannot verify from this statement whether all Java is being unsupported or just java applets in the Safari browser.
However, the quote itself implies that Java as a whole will not be supported by Apple. There has been some controversy around this statement, but my argument is:
Is it possible to use this as evidence that the iOS cannot run Java as the citation? Or is there not enough evidence?
As of right now there is Java support for the iOS in the new 3.3.2 update but it is quite limited. The limits include the inability for "an application to download or install executable code. Interpreted code may only be used in an Application if all scripts, code and interpreters are packaged in the Application and not downloaded. The only exception to the foregoing is scripts and code downloaded and run by Apple's built-in WebKit framework." [3]
However, this was not the case when Minecraft: Pocket Edition was being released.
So again, would the New York Times ( http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/13/ultimate-iphone-faqs-list-part-2/) be an acceptable source? If so, could someone please insert it as a reference?
--Cheers, Starport592 ( talk) 04:10, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
--Good find my friend, sadly, this does not give evidence to the fact that Minecraft PE is a C++/C# programmed game. Although you have proven that apple does not use java, the main reason for this citation is to prove that the Minecraft PE does not use java.As for the current java support, i have never herd of java on an ipod or iphone, unless it was with an app that needed to be downloaded. ►Skyshadow382◄ 12:08, 24 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skyshadow382 ( talk • contribs)
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there is a simple error in the creative mode section; it should say the only way to die is if you fall down INTO the void
alex ( talk) 17:32, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
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In the Modes section can you please add in Adventure Mode that is coming out in minecraft 1.3 but has currently been added into the snapshot 12w22a
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every time i build a portal to the nether my xbox freeze to fix ow know hs does anyone know how to fix this and if so tell me because i need things from the nether world — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.173.142.54 ( talk) 04:06, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
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I'm quite new to editing Wikipedia (as you can probably see from the IP address where my username would be), but I have been on Minecraft Wiki for quite a while. Just for fun, I searched for 'Enderman' on Wikipedia, expecting to find a small page about the Enderman and its relation to Slenderman. Instead, however, I found that it was a redirect to Minecraft. While I understand this and agree that it is the right thing to do, I also think it would be a good idea to have a link in this page to Minecraft Wiki, so that people can get more accurate information about specific parts of Minecraft, rather than the game in general. I would be happy to either add this myself or have someone else add it, but I would like permission before doing anything. Does anyone else think this is a good idea? If not, does anyone think I've gone mad? -- 121.73.172.69 ( talk) 00:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
I would like to add my support and endorse Elektrik Shoos' position here. the addition of a link to the wiki isn't one of the many WP:EL abuses you see all over wiki; the link adds to the article, and is of use to readers. Kaini ( talk) 17:31, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Removed YET again, per WP:ELNO, please talk about the link before reinserting it. C3F2k ( Questions, comments, complaints?) 18:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Endorse restoration, per stability statistics provided above. JoeSperrazza ( talk) 00:29, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
After reading the comments on this, I'll just throw in my observations. I'll briefly explore Wikipedia's policy on external linking ( WP:EL). The three points to consider are:
I trust everyone can agree that the Minecraft wiki meets these criteria.
Interestingly, further down on that policy page in the section links to be considered ( WP:ELMAYBE), point 4 states: "Sites that fail to meet criteria for reliable sources yet still contain information about the subject of the article from knowledgeable sources." Undoubtedly a wiki, while not normally considered a reliable source, still contains relevant and useful information for readers of the article.
The relevant point in WP:ELNO is point 12: "Links to open wikis, except those with a substantial history of stability and a substantial number of editors. Mirrors or forks of Wikipedia should not be linked." As has been mentioned, the Minecraft wiki seems to have a history of large numbers of editors and of being stable. And as can be seen by looking at other notable articles, again as outlined above, external linking to specific wikis is not overly exceptional, especially one of the general quality of the Minecraft one.
And lastly, I'll simply note WP:EL's call for common sense (as per WP:COMMON). Looking at it from a realistic perspective, linking to a more in-depth and detailed website that goes into the specific gameplay of the article's topic can only help readers, rather than hinder them. As long as we can establish that the Minecraft wiki meets the relevant criteria of being an acceptable website to link to, then including it as a link can't honestly damage the page. And if this comes to a vote (I don't know if one's been informally initiated, but hey), then I'll support the inclusion of the link based on its relevance to the article, usefulness to readers and eligibility as an external link. — JeevanJones ( talk) 21:20, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
Support. There seems to be a clear concensus that the site is stable, useful and active, including statistics supporting this, and that it therefore passes the guidelines on WP:ELNO. Even then, as pointed out by Jeevan, WP:COMMON should apply. Aawood ( talk) 11:43, 6 June 2012 (UTC)